How to pronounce rooms
Say it like ROOMZ. Rooms is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- ROOMZ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Rooms pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- ROOMZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of rooms
American and British speakers say rooms in essentially the same way: /rumz/ in the US and /ruːmz/ in the UK.
British respelling: ROOMZ.
What does rooms mean?
- apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
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Questions about saying rooms
How do you pronounce rooms?
Say ROOMZ. The American pronunciation is /rumz/. In British English it is /ruːmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in rooms?
Rooms is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: ROOMZ.
Do Americans and Brits say rooms the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /rumz/ and the British form is /ruːmz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.